E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 adventure video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. for the Atari 2600, based on the film of the same name. The game's objective is to guide the eponymous
Atari's silver label box art featuring the titular character and his friend Elliot, two of the main characters from the original film
Howard Scott Warshaw (shown in 2015) developed the game within less than six weeks.
Steven Spielberg (shown in 1993), who directed the eponymous film that inspired the game, suggested a Pac-Man-style game when he first saw Warshaw's designs.
Evidence of E.T., Centipede and other Atari materials uncovered during the excavation
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American science fantasy film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison. It tells the story of Elliott, a boy who befriends an extr
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (video game)
…E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 adventure video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. for the Atari 2600, based on the film of the same name. The game's objective is to guide the eponymous character through various screens to collect three pieces of an interplanetary telephone that will allow…
Theatrical release poster by John Alvin
Italian special effects artist Carlo Rambaldi created E.T.'s design.
Spielberg admitted that this scene triggered speculation as to whether the film was a spiritual parable.
Empire magazine called Elliott and E.T.'s flight to the forest "the most magical moment in cinema history". The scene is a tribute to the 1951 Vittorio De Sica film Miracle in Milan, one of Spielberg's favorite films.